Management and Outcomes of Suspected Infectious and Inflammatory Lung Abnormalities Identified on Lung Cancer Screening CT
Dexter P. Mendoza, Wariya Chintanapakdee, Éric Zhang, Matthew D. Gilman, Inga T. Lennes, Angela Frank, Jo-Anne O. Shepard, Subba R. Digumarthy
Abstract
Adoption of a conservative management algorithm can standardize recommendations and reduce unnecessary imaging without increasing the risk of missing a malignancy.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineLung cancerLungMalignancyRetrospective cohort studyLung cancer screeningRadiologyInternal medicineLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research